Region
Tarapacá
Chile · South America
Tarapacá is a region of Chile, in South America. It lies on the Altiplano Plate. Records include 1 volcano, 2 major earthquakes since 1900 and 9 tsunamis observed on its coasts.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- EarthquakeHigh
- TsunamiHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- Water ScarcityHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Coastal FloodMedium
- LandslideMedium
- River FloodLow
- Urban FloodLow
- Extreme HeatLow
Volcanoes (1)
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 20052005 Tarapacá Earthquake · M 7.711 deaths
- 1976Terremoto de Pica de 1976 · M 7.31 deaths
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 2022Tonga Islands, Tonga · 22.0 m6 deaths
- 2014Northern Chile, Chile · 4.6 m7 deaths
- 2013Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands · 11.0 m10 deaths
- 2007South Peru, Peru · 10.1 m596 deaths
- 2007Northern Chile, Chile · 0.3 m2 deaths
- 2006South Kuril Islands, Russia · 21.9 m
- 2001South Peru, Peru · 8.8 m103 deaths
- 1995Northern Chile, Chile · 3.0 m3 deaths
- 1985Central Chile, Chile · 3.5 m180 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002